In this edition of Byte Back AI, we provide updates on AI bills in numerous states, including a bill passing the Montana legislature, and bills crossing chambers in New Mexico, North Dakota, Vermont, New Hampshire, Texas, and Kansas. We also provide a summary of the California Civil Rights Council hearing, and a summary of Montana’s hearing on HB 178 (government use of AI). Our special feature this week is an analysis of New Jersey’s HB 3540 (deepfakes). Finally, we provide readers with our “three things to know this week” and an updated state AI bill tracker chart. As always, the contents provided below are time-sensitive and subject to change.